There is a wide reservoir of maithili songs.There are many songs and each one is sung at some particular occasion and situation.

Some important maithili song types
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A) Sohar (???? ???) -
This type of maithili song is sung at the occasion associated with a new born baby in mithila.

B) Mundan - (?????? ???)
Songs which are sung at the occasion of mundan sanskar in mithila.

C)Upnayan - (????? ???)
Maithili songs related to father and forefathers are sung.

D)Vivah - (????? ???)

Different maithili vivah songs are sung depending upon the situation and time.Some prominet ones are

i)Parikhshan (??????? ???)
Maithili song sung at the arrival of groom at the brides house.

ii)Sindurdan (?????????? ???)
The maithili song sung in the mithila matrimonials when the the groom accepts the girl as wife with a vermillion in her hair.

iii)Kobar (???? ???)
The song sung after the completion of marriage when bride and grooms are formally allowed to meet in room.

iv)Dahkan (????? ???)
In this type of maithili song brides relatives jokingly complain how the mithila grooms father have sold his son for money and the grooms mother is also involved in this act of his.

v)Samdaun (????? ???)
The maithili song which explains the separation of girl from her relatives after marriage.

Some Types of maithili Songs by Poet Vidyapati

Nachari (????? ???)
The maithili songs related to the relation of lord shiva and parvati.The song also explains the multi faces of god.

Bhagwati (????? ???)
The maithili songs related to goddess durga - her bravery and acts.

Holi (???? ???)
The maithili songs which describes different stories and events related to lord krishna playing holi with radha and gopis.

Basant (???? ???)
This type of maithili language song is sung in the month of spring season.

Other (??????? ???)

Maithili songs related to wife-husband relationship such as love,separation etc.

Maithili Song Types from Other Poets


Barahmasha (????-????)

This type of mithila song is a depiction of twelve months of year on the basis of wife-husband relationship in mithila.

Prati (?????? ???)
The type of song in mithila sung early in the morning.

Sandhya (?????? ???)
This type of song is sung in the evening in mithila.